Iraq is poised to pass a new law that would lower the legal age of consent from 18 to nine, allowing men to marry young girls, according to a new report. The Shia conservative groups that dominate ...

Iraq is poised to slash the legal age of consent from 18 to to nine, allowing men to marry young children. The proposed legal ...

Young girls in Iraq who are years away from becoming teenagers could be forced to become wives if a new Shia-backed law passes. The new law would lower a girl’s consent from 18 to age 9.

An amendment to Iraq's 1959 Personal Status law could theoretically ... In many countries, the legal age of consent ranges from 11 to 21. The map categorizes countries by their specific age ...

If passed, it means that Iraq will have the youngest age of consent in the world - with neighbouring Iran having the second youngest at 13. As well as lowering the potential age of marriage ...

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Iraq is set to lower the legal age of consent from nine years old, a decision that women’s rights activists say will “legalise child rape”. The amendment to the country’s “personal ...